The Mutex class

Introduction

(PECL pthreads < 3.0.0)

The static methods contained in the Mutex class provide direct access to Posix Mutex functionality.

Class synopsis

final public static create ([  bool $lock  ] ) : int

final public static destroy (  int $mutex  ) : bool

final public static lock (  int $mutex  ) : bool

final public static trylock (  int $mutex  ) : bool

final public static unlock (  int $mutex  [,  bool $destroy  ] ) : bool

Table of Contents

• Mutex::create — Create a Mutex
• Mutex::destroy — Destroy Mutex
• Mutex::lock — Acquire Mutex
• Mutex::trylock — Attempt to Acquire Mutex
• Mutex::unlock — Release Mutex